Oregon State Capitol, State capitol building in Salem, United States
The Oregon State Capitol is a symmetrical Art Deco building of light gray stone in Salem, Oregon, with a flat, unornamented lower facade pierced by a recessed central entrance and rows of small rectangular windows. From the center rises a fluted octagonal tower, topped by a gilded statue of a man on a cylindrical pedestal. Much of the interior and exterior is finished in marble.
The current building opened in 1938 after two earlier capitol structures were destroyed by fires. Architects Trowbridge & Livingston designed the third site with fireproof materials and simplified forms.
The gilded statue on top of the tower is the Oregon Pioneer, a figure of a man holding an axe. The interior chamber is paneled in light-brown wood, with a painting above the curved bench and a band of names inscribed overhead, among them Sacagawea, David Hill, John Minto and Abigail Scott Duniway.
Tours take place on weekdays and allow access to legislative chambers and public hallways. Visitors should check available times in advance, as access may be restricted during sessions.
The chamber's front wall carries a painting framed by a decorative lattice border, showing figures in a landscape. Above the wood paneling runs an inscribed band of names, among them Sacagawea, David Hill, John Minto, Abigail Scott Duniway and Chief Crook. The gilded figure at the top of the tower is a statue of a man, not a dome.
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